Traditional club Dizel Penza may have its days numbered: according to local site "Tema Penza" citing the Minister of Physical Education and Sports of Penza region Grigory Kabelsky the team may withdraw from VHL in January. Dizel is currently 24th in the standing, the second worst record of the league.

"The situation of Dizel is more than serious, we can speak of an impasse. On January 19 will be set a hearing, with high probability it will be the last, and will begin the process of bankruptcy. The property will be arrested and the funds that will be transferred to the account of the club will go to creditors. Then it will be necessary the creation of a new legal entity, this is the only way. What it would take to recreate a professional club in Penza, is now difficult to say"- said Kabelsky.

Dizel last summer announced the club would not participate in VHL but then reverse the decision.

Last November newly created VDV-Zvezda was withdrawn from the league by unanimous decision of the Board of VHL due to financial problem

(30 Dec 2015)

Kristall Saratov and Dizel Penza will play in VHL, Kuban is out

New moviments in VHL: contrary to the allegations made by VHL Managing Director German Skoropupov last week, Dizel Penza will play in next VHL, along with the return of Kristall Saratov, not played in VHL last season for financial reasons. After much uncertainty,it's now official the withdrawal of Kuban Krasnodar: "We all believed until the last second that will be able to solve the financial issues and to play in VHL, but the economic situation in the country and in the region, not allowed to do it." said Kuban CEO Viktor Babenko

(03 Jul 2015)

Dizel Penza may be excluded from VHL

The decision to move the youth team Dizelist from the MHL-B to RHL (Russian 3rd League) may cost Dizel Penza the exclusion from next VHL season for failure to fulfill obligations to ensure the participation of a youth team in MHL. Firstly the club will be fined with 100,000 and then 200,000 rubles. If within 30 days after the application of penalties youth team does not participate in MHL, the senior team will be withdraw from VHL.

(22 Aug 2013)

Neftekhimik ends farm agreement with Dizel Penza

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk announces VHL Dizel Penza is no longer the club farm team: "We have worked more than one season with Dizel and the collaboration was mutually beneficial: our young players gained experience playing in VHL and Dizel had at its disposal some players can really help the team. In November, we had some disagreements, and we decide to terminate the agreement on sports cooperation by mutual consent. Currently we are negotiating with the Izhstal Izhevsk to sending our players there. Geographically is the close, so we will pay more attention to our players" said Neftekhimik Director Vladimir Storonkin

(30 Nov 2012)

Dizel Penza fires coach

Dizel Penza releases the head coach Alexander Sokolov from his charge. Assistant coach Vladislav Bulin was appointed as temporary coach with Valeriy Kukushkin as assistant

(25 Nov 2012)

SKA St. Petersburg and Toros Neftekamsk win pre-season tournaments

The President of Kazakhstan Cup came at the right time for KHL participants SKA St. Petersburg. With four wins in four games they dominated the tournament. Other KHL teams that played in the cup were Barys Astana and Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk along with the most traditional Kazakh team Kazzinc-Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk and a "B" version of the Kazakh national team.

Already yesterday the Lada Cup ended. In a tournament of four VHL teams Toros Neftekamsk won the final 2-1 against HC Sarov. The other two participants were Lada Togliatti and Dizel Penza. Lada won the game for the 3rd place 3-0 against Dizel. A detailed overview you can find here.

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